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The styling is clean and handsome, and the interior roomy, with leather seating surfaces, wood trim, a panoramic sunroof, fold-flat rear seats, quality sound system and all the power stuff as standard equipment. The body structure is second to none in its rigidity and safety, with liberal use of ultra-high-strength steel in the door beams and other places. The list of electronic safeguards goes on and on. ABS, EBD, EBA, DSC, ARM, CBC, HDC, GRC (they're all explained below; each could save your life, or at the least keep the vehicle under control far better than any human). 3500) includes a DVD-based navigation system, Dolby Pro Logic II Surround Sound system, Sirius satellite radio, rear seat audio controls and Bluetooth telephone system. 1050) includes bi-Xenon adaptive headlamps (they swivel in the direction of turns), approach and puddle lights, and a memory driver seat and mirrors. 700) includes heated front seats and a heated windshield and washer jets. 400).Safety equipment includes electronic stability control with anti-roll technology, and anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist.
NASA also plans to regularly fly several low cost (a few million dollars each) of the cereal box-sized CubeSat spacecraft to lunar and planetary destinations. NASA has also talked about a new orbiter for Mars for the early 2020鈥檚, although the budget is silent on funding for this mission. And then there鈥檚 the Europa multi-flyby (previously called the Europa Clipper) mission. In political terms, pushing the mission鈥檚 launch out a dozen or more years may be the equivalent of postponing it forever. For the mission to fly, it would need continuous support from at least two more Presidential administrations and as many as six to eight new Congresses. It鈥檚 hard to imagine any mission sustaining support for that long. Why might the President鈥檚 budget officials be opposed to the Europa mission? The explanation given in the proposal document is that launching a Europa mission before the late 2020鈥檚 would lead to an unbalanced planetary program that would not support the program laid out in the last Decadal Survey.
Smart new, contrast roof colours can now be chosen against the majority of the Land Rover Defender paint palette. In addition to the standard Fuji White, customers can now opt for Santorini Black, Indus Silver, Orkney Grey or Firenze Red. The Firenze Red for example, can be chosen with the Santorini Black roof and the Baltic Blue with Indus Silver or simply retain their body colour. Premium part leather seats which contour your body are available to the driver and front seat passenger, sporting the Land Rover logo on the backrest. The style of the seat naturally enhances driving support and comfort over the toughest of terrain. An integrated, centre stitch line on the headrest is also visible and adopted to the current standard seat in the Land Rover Defender. The Land Rover Defender's facia continues to be based on a single, large moulding supported on a robust steel rail to help eliminate squeaks and rattles.
The quaintly named 鈥楧ipped in Paint鈥?programme was introduced by management, but taken over by workers eager to broaden their understanding of all the growing activities of the paint shop. Perhaps the most progressive and inspiring of these schemes is the Team Improvement Circle, or TIC programme. Employees are encouraged to put forward their ideas for improvements of any kind, and supported with problem-solving techniques to turn them into real solutions. TIC projects are tested through local and national selection processes. Last year, the paint shop鈥檚 own 鈥楶aint Perfection鈥?team represented the Solihull plant and headed out to JLR鈥檚 Pune plant in India to launch TIC in the local plant. Solutions and lessons learned are shared around the JLR family of sites and teams, so that an idea grown in Solihull can become a new standard across JLR鈥檚 global operations. The Ganesha trophy for this achievement, alongside The Manufacturer MX Award 2017 for 鈥楲eadership and Strategy鈥?and other reminders of glories, have pride of place at Solihull. So, the real story of JLR鈥檚 success is as much about the engagement of JLR鈥檚 people at the sharp end of Solihull鈥檚 operations as it is about the vision. JLR鈥檚 strategy is developed over time with strong input from engaged employees at all levels. Leaders at all levels, both volunteers and appointments, are the channels through which strategy is turned into effective action. And in JLR鈥檚 case, that action has been very effective in scaling up production and transforming the company鈥檚 fortunes. Jaguar Land Rover Solihull is now working on entries for a number of categories in The Manufacturer MX Award 2018 that will recognise the excellence of Solihull systems, and especially its people, even more widely. I鈥檓 looking forward to another judging visit in the near future. Next time, I plan to take out an overdraft, fuel up and drive my battered but much-loved 1972 Range Rover to introduce her to the new generation of Solihull鈥檚 finest.
